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The Magistrate

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25. And a Great Many Felonies, Sir, Are Committed Without Employing Fire-Arms

Reply to LAGC (Reply #23)

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 02:41 PM

Jan 2013

There are some, of course, in which a gun offers such advantage it is worth the extra risk. But even there, there are gradations. An armed robbery which is accomplished simply by display of a firearm in a waistband, or pulled it of a pocket just enough to be seen ( which is fairly common in police blotters ), will be treated differently then one in which the gun is pointed straight in someone's face and explicit threats are made.

It is also true that the various enhancements are often foregone in plea bargaining, or for other process reasons, and this lessens their deterrent value.

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'AK-47 Bandit' robs banks all over Western US [View all] jpak Jan 2013 OP

He's behind the times. I believe the aspersion de jour is now Glock. Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #1

Yeah, and you absolutely MUST hold it sideways Taverner Jan 2013 #2

Now THAT is funny! regjoe Jan 2013 #4

Peculiar posture, that. Then again w/britches down to the knees, style takes a holiday! Eleanors38 Jan 2013 #9

"Pack a Glock if you're short of *ock" TheCowsCameHome Jan 2013 #10

a smell sig line! jpak Jan 2013 #14

"But we have been told that assault rifles are not a problem... " KansDem Jan 2013 #3

and when police arrived, he turned the hammer on himself... jpak Jan 2013 #5

That's because he saw the police had hammers... KansDem Jan 2013 #6

and they were wearing these... jpak Jan 2013 #8

Don't care who you are - that shit is funny! :) nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #12

Can't touch this... jpak Jan 2013 #13

LOL! BIG smile! nt jmg257 Jan 2013 #16

The question remains; do they use... KansDem Jan 2013 #17

with brazillian round magazines!!!111 jpak Jan 2013 #20

I want that... sanatanadharma Jan 2013 #27

That brings new meaning to the phrase, "getting hammered" madinmaryland Jan 2013 #7

Robbing banks is romantic, but it just isn't a profitable proposition anymore. Undaunted Jan 2013 #11

Unless you're the CEO Recursion Jan 2013 #18

Good one. Undaunted Jan 2013 #19

Right, because a bank robber is going to think "oh, damn, this gun is *illegal* for me to own!" (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #15

Rather Beside the Point Though, Sir, Is It Not, When You Come To Think On the Thing? The Magistrate Jan 2013 #21

I'm not convinced of the black market argument Recursion Jan 2013 #22

Try Entering one Sometime, Sir The Magistrate Jan 2013 #24

I'm Not So Sure About That, Sir. LAGC Jan 2013 #23

And a Great Many Felonies, Sir, Are Committed Without Employing Fire-Arms The Magistrate Jan 2013 #25

You call that guy a bank robber? Remmah2 Jan 2013 #26